If you've seen the excellent Leonardo DiCaprio movie 'The Aviator,' you probably already know about the incredible life of the publicity-shy aviation legend and filmmaker Howard Hughes. If you don't, you should really consider watching the film.
Hughes hid away from the camera for most of his life, but he was happy to be captured for this shot. He had good reason to - he'd just broken the landplane speed record by achieving 352 miles per hour in 1935.